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Writing a Resume

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research a future career and write a resume for the job. In this job skills instructional activity, 9th graders work in groups to identify future job skills and duties. Students then write a resume for the job.
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The Ups and Downs of Occupations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research Internet sites to identify the latest employment and occupation trends. They discuss and define career terms that important to employment. They report the findings of their research on the occupation of their...
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"Interviews:" Analyzing Interviews To Make A Career Connection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assess how people currently employed got their jobs and the process they went through to be interviewed for the positions they acquired. They analyze how their past job experiences have helped them obtain their current jobs.
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A Day in the life of.....

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners view a list of careers and choose one to research.  They discuss each career, gather information, and list their resources, and they should compile. They write a flyer about their career and print it.
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Health Careers

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Each of the 9 slides have a list of possible careers within areas of the Health industry.  There are no explanations or details of any of the jobs and so this would be useful to introduce the areas and then let the students research...
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Get a Life! Career Exploration

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students use available assessment tools to discover their personality type and corresponding career options. They research two business careers of interest that correspond with their personality type and consider employment requirements...
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Career Bulletin Board

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners examine and discuss different careers. They use magazines and newspapers to find pictures of a career of interest to them. They create a career collage for a bulletin board display.
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Our Brilliant Careers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct Internet research to begin thinking about future career choices or to explore careers the students might think about pursuing in the future. Students create a career database using Microsoft Access.
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Jobs Puzzle

For Students 4th - 8th
In this jobs word search puzzle, students identify terms dealing with jobs and employment. Examples include salary, employee, strike, blue collar and interview. A list of 44 words are provided to assist the students in their search.
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Learn to Reach Out

For Teachers 12th Standards
High school seniors use the CareerOneStop website to research professional associations related to careers that interest them. They then develop interview questions and arrange an informational interview with someone in the field.
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Step Into the Real World ~ Careers & Service Learning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research, analyze and study a variety of resources and activities to broaden their horizons on careers and service learning through classroom, community and career activities. They scan all possible choices they have at their...
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Who Works for Nonprofits?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify jobs in the nonprofit sector. In this career education lesson, students use the Internet to research nonprofit jobs in their community. Students complete a resume for employment at a nonprofit organization.
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The Cost of College: Financing Your Education

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
With college tuition at an all-time high, high school students must consider the financial obligations of attending higher education, as well as the impact of college on future career opportunities. Pupils will complete...
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The Road to Careers (Part 1)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore career options and potential jobs. In this career lesson, 5th graders study various careers and the training or education needed for those careers. Students study posters and name career paths as well as occupations...
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Career Interest Record Update

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create and update Career Interest Records to indicate their current career interests. Students evaluate what they want to be when they grow up and how their interests have changed since the previous year.
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CAREER RESEARCH FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students use a search engine to build a list of skills needed for their career path of interest.
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What Career Might Be Best For Me?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students prioritize and match possible careers with their interests, skills, and values based on self assessments. After completing a series of checklists and evaluations on interests and abilities, students research their top choice of...
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Who Am I as a Career? Who Art Thou?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore career options and goals. In this career lesson, 7th graders study occupation cards and find a career path they are interested in. Students work in groups to to sort occupation cards with a career path poster....
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Community Careers

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners explore services in their community. For this community services lesson, students discuss community services and work in teams to list the jobs within the service. Learners may also shadow a worker from that community service area.
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Career Bytes Interview

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct career-based interviews. In this career education lesson, students research careers and interview career professionals to produce a video that features ins and outs of the career.
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The Top Ten On-The-Job Skills and Attitudes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students interview people who have a business and have people working for them. They create a bar graph with the results of their survey. They create a chart with the most important skills or attitudes looked for in a potential employee.
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Resume and Cover Letter

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze and create their own resume and cover letter. In this job skills lesson, students analyze the components of a cover letter and resume and complete related activities. Students then draft their own cover letter and resume.
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Careers Word Search

For Students 8th
For this social career worksheet, 8th graders find the words that are associated with the careers and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Careers

For Students 5th - 9th
In this careers learning exercise, students identify, illustrate and discuss forty key terms associated with careers and circle each one in a word search puzzle.